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Adkins, James Scott

Rank and Name, Ensign James Scott Adkins.

Unit/placed, USS LST-348 (Tank Landing Ship), United States Naval Reserve.

 

James was born approx. on July 30, 1922 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

 

Father, Walter S. Adkins.

Mother, Cathryn L. (Gravis) Adkins.

 

James entered  the service from Texas with service number # O-257492.

 

James S. Adkins rank/duty was an Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve .

 

James S. Adkins was KIA when the LST-348 was hit by an Torpedo from U-410 off the Coast of Anzio and sunk, on Feb. 21, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal..

 

James is mentioned/buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy.

 

Thanks to http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/16/160348.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

USS LST-348 (Tank Landing Ship)
Foughts on the beach
German Uboat-410
His rank Ensign